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Fire Emblem Challenge Runs!

COPY-PASTING MY THREAD FROM THE ARCHIVES BECAUSE I'M TOO LAZY TO RETYPE EVERYTHING. Don't worry, I added a few (unimportant) stuff that the last thread didn't have.

Fire Emblem is known to be quite a challenging game, but some people like to make the game even harder for themselves by having certain restrictions or rules. This is a list of challenges you can do with Fire Emblem games. Oh, and since I live under a rock, I don't know every type of challenge run, so feel free to add stuff here or suggest your own made up challenge run.

Note: For most, if not all of these runs, optional rules such as free usage of the Lord(s) of the game, allowing unusable units to serve as meat shields and open doors/chests, banning usage of certain features/items of the game, etc. to make the game easier or harder is allowed. Just make sure it doesn't conflict with the rules of the challenge you're doing.

Spoiler!

Pick My Unit Run
That one run that everyone does. In this challenge, you have people choose units for you to use throughout the entire game. The number of units that can be used is entirely up to you. If reclassing is possible, you may also have people pick your unit's class.

RNG Run
This is similar to the Pick My Unit run, but instead of having people pick your units for you, you will be using a randomizer to pick your units. Again, the number of units that may be used is entirely up to you.

Ironman Run
To put it simply, this is a run where you play on Classic mode (if there's an option for that) and do not reset the game at all. Since fallen units are permanently gone, this challenge may get interesting when units start dying. Whether you lose the challenge upon getting a Game Over or get another chance at playing is up to you.

Casualty Run
Before every chapter starts, you randomize one unit (or more) that you have recruited to be deliberately killed in the chapter. Obviously, Lords are an exception to this, since that would automatically lead to a Game Over. Other than that, anyone may get a chance at dying, even if they recruit another unit later on.

One Weapon Type Run
A run where you try to beat the game using only one weapon type. The units you use don't matter as long as you stick to one weapon type.

One Gender Run
You may only use units of a gender of your choice. It would be better to choose the females, though, because there'd be less units to work with.

One Affinity Run
You may only use units with the same type of affinity.

Low Turn Count Run
A challenge where you try to play the game in the lowest number of turns possible.

Low Level Run
A challenge where you try to play the game with the lowest unit levels possible.

Solo Run
Your goal here is to try and beat the game with only one unit of your choice being allowed to battle with weapons.

0% Growths Run
All of the playable units of the game have 0% growth rates for everything. In other words, you won't gain any stats from leveling up and you're forced to rely on units with high base stats and stat boosting items. You'll need a ROM and a patch for this challenge. (Look it up yourself if you want to try this.)

Reverse Recruitment Run
The playable units can be recruited in reverse order (Example: In FE6, Roy will be replaced with Karel). The unit's base stats, starting items, and class are also modified depending on when they're recruited in the game. You'll need a ROM and a patch for this challenge.

Randomized Recruitment Run
Same as the reverse recruitment run, except the order of recruiting units is in a randomized order.

Randomized Classes Run
A challenge where the playable units have randomized classes. Their starting items and sprites have also been modified. Commonly known as simply a randomized run. You'll need a ROM and some randomization program for this.

Chain Play/Hot Potato
While this may not be considered a "challenge" sometimes and can be attempted with pretty much any game and not Fire Emblem specifically, it's still pretty fun to do since it involves multiple people. Each person participating in this run will play a portion of the game and then send the save file over to the next person. They keep doing this until they beat the game. You aren't usually bound by self-imposed rules or restrictions, unless you're doing a combination of this challenge and some random challenge run.

Big thanks to Badootel/Dabootel/Dabottle/Eoghan/Lord Penguin/DaJollyMan/Darkbottle/SoDabottle/Soda/SodaWithIce for helping me with listing this down.

Alright, so this post is going to be reserved for challenges that are ongoing or completed by users of this forum. All you have to do is make a thread and/or make a post here saying what type of challenge you're doing. You don't really need to make a thread for your challenge if you don't want to, but just let me know what you attempted to do, if you want to give up on your challenge, or any other important details. For challenge runs with threads, they will automatically be linked. All dropped challenges will be removed from this post.